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An Idaho Vandal in the White House? That's a tempting proposition for this Eastern Washington native. However, I think I'll stick with Obama.

Next time try someone with a better crime prevention background to help lead. Alaska #48 in pop. #6 in violent crime #1 in forced rape. I just don't feel safer. Ok she can use a gun living in Alaska now I see why.

People will be dumb enough to fall for this trick. McUser needed something to spark his campaign. He wants to gain Hillary's supporters so he uses this woman to do so. Look at how they are talking about her in the same light that the degrade Obama on. America you simply can't be that stupid! Of course you are!

I find this not surprising of McCain. He is only playing on the emotions of the Hillary followers, that he would choose a WOMAN ! a woman to sway the votes....I don't put anything past this man.....Who is Sara Palin....I feel a little desperation from McCain..... That is playing on Hillary's intelligence and the American people.

All I see is another reason for Republicans to push more drilliing and forget alternative methods to energy. And how can you state she has more executive experience??? She ran a small town and she's been govenor for 2 years in a state with 670,000 people–what type of experience is that?

gutsy choice......for maverick McCain....

I just retired after teaching for 30 years. I believe that I am better qualified than Sarah Palin. I have demonstrated very capable leadership skills, the ability to think on my feet, the ability to organize chaos into something most profitable, and the ability to live among and encourage respect for diversity. I have done that for 5,400 days. I was a Hillary supporter who is insulted by the Republican choice. Do Republican males vote for men just because they are men? Geez, maybe that explains the election of George W. Bush! Sarah Palin et al. will not be receiving my vote in November.

I am listening to her speech and this is kind of sad. Actually very sad. I think McCain realized that he was going to lose and decided to make history of his own.

Not any woman will do!!!!!!!!

WOW!!! she's so outside her league!!!! She doesn't have a clue at what's about to come at her!!!!
I actually feel sorry for her....

I think the media is trying to make her exstremely patriotic in the eyes of America. The pictures of her and husband "holding her heart" (pledge) and placing her "hand on the Bible" while taking "oath of office" is subliminal. This is a complete joke and frankly, very sad to say the least. This strategy will not work. OBAMA is patriotic and the USA need to get it settle in their mind that he WILL be our next POTUS.

CNN please post and don't censor. Thanks!

As others have said, this is a "Dan Quayle" pick....McSame was playing gender politics...she was not even on the short list! After learning about Biden, he had to roll the dice. She has ZERO foreign policy experience.
And, McSame is OLD.

I think this is so cool...but McCain's age is a risk...I really don't like going here but a 4 mo child with...I'd like be around a little longer before jumping around the country. but then again thats what my wife and I think.

THIS IS A JOKE .......RIGHT ???? TALK ABOUT AN ODD COUPLE !!!!! JOHN YOUR DESPERATION IS SCREAMING OUT LOUD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, no thank you McCain. What the heck were you thinking on this one. I don't care if she was mayor and then governer. We have had a governer in the White House for the PAST almost EIGHT YEARS and look where it got us!!

If something happens to you McCain, she takes over. that is once chance that I cannot take. That's once choice America can't make.

Hillary in 2012

This Presidential Election has now been un-mistakenly drawn into a RACE or a GENDER choice.
Much of it has to do with the DEMOCRATIC between Hillary and Obama.

If you prefer a BLACK Man Vote Democratic.
If you prefer a WOMAN vote Republican.

I dare say the Republicans will win over many Hillary supporters.

If the Dems attack Palin as inexperienced.
The top ticket of the Dems will come under similar attacks.

It is a WISE political move by MCCAIN.
This coming just after the so called UNITY of the DEMS.

If there will be no WOMAN PRESIDENT at least there will be a WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT.

EXCELLENT !!!!!

Let me start first by saying I'm a Democrat. For me it is not about being a woman it is about experience. To be truthful about it there are a whole lot of Republican women out there that he could have chosen with more experience. I know that they are more than a little bit upset about this.

M O S T,,,,,,,,,,D E F I N I T E L Y,,,,,,,,,B E L O N G S,,,,,,I N,,,,,T H E,,,R I N G

Simply apPalin'!

Thanks McCain, you made this election a very easy one for Obama/Biden.

Given some of McCain's sexist comments over the years (his rape joke being the most offensive), I can not honestly see how any woman could support this man, let alone be on the same ticket with him!

Being governor of Alaska – holding that particular office – is not even the political equivalent of being mayor of New York City. In fact the state of Alaska's population is less than that of a SINGLE New York City borrough, to say nothing of its relative lack of political and social complexity. Holding the Alaska governorship – holding it up as one's chief experience in politics – might qualify that person to manage one of the more popular National Parks in the lower 48, but it certainly would not qualify them to stand second in line to the presidency of the United States of America in the 21st century.

Palin was picked for 1 reason. The women voters who are still ticked off about Hillary.

44 y.o., mom of five, 13-month old son w/ Downe Syndrome.

Cheney's always hiding in an "undisclosed location" & I suppose she'll be absent often due to inclement weather, snow days, flu season, school holidays, etc. unless she turns over the care of her children to Nannies. So much for FAMILY VALUES!

She's under investigation for firing AK's Public Safety Comissioner for not firing her brother-in-law who's a state trooper, claiming a staffer was responsible & she had NO knowledge. She's a lifelong member of the NRA & for drilling in Alaska.

Well, if McCain was trying to get attention from Media and divert it from Obama, he just did it, adding more excitment to this election.

And if he was trying to confuse some undecided Hillary suporters, he may just have gotten what he wanted. The question is: will they fall?

One of the main duty of the VP is to be able to replace the president in case something happens…in this case, I just don't picture it!

Oil, Oil, Oil that pretty much sums it up on the reason McCain picked her, plus the fact that this was a last ditch effort. This woman has nothing more to offer, not even experience. She was mayor of a town less than 10K people and governor for less than 2 years. She's got her finger wrapped around the oil industry and her husband is involved in oil (Surprise, Surprise, Surprise). Nice job McCain, the Democrats thank you! If this is how McCain makes decisions, then I hope he won't be running the country.

To all of you Romney supporters who were going to shore up the conservative element of the Republican Party, you just got McCained!

How does it feel to be stomped on by the little ole maverick?

Is she ready to be commander-in-chief? A fair question now that McCain is 72 years old.

If McCain wins this election. Something is really wrong. I thought we’ve learned from this past administration. You have to have your most intellectual minds/leaders in the forefront of this country. Theses people are what’s at the bottom of the barrel. They both wouldn’t have made it through a real University. Community College IQ’s are not going to put this country where it needs to be.

Pittsburgh

She's no Hillary!!

Is that all the higher you libs have set the bar??

Great. I wouldn't want Hillary. Hillary is just another democrat who never lets the truth get in her way. Whitewater, Rose Law firm billing, whitehouse travel office… and this was all before she held any public office.

I was hoping for Pawlenty. But if this upsets liberals/socialists so much, it must a really good decision.

McCain/Pallin '08
Pallin/Pawlenty '12

I believe Palin is a good choice as opposed to Mr Biden who talks too much and says nothing.........on the other hand if Obama does win the election in November it just may be approriate since his term would be within the year 2012 which is supposed to be Armageddon...."end of days" according to the Aztec and Inca calendars and the bible...........does not the bible say that a politician will evolve who will try to entice the world to follow him by claiming he is Jesus? We all know who he really is......and it is not Jesus. He is the Pied Piper of Hamlet..........the one with the golden tongue.......now who in the world could that be?

THIS IS ALL IRRELEVANT! Senator Clinton is the only candidate capable of being the best President that our children, our troops and America needs right now.....MILLIONS of Americans and parents know there is only one right choice for America on November 4th: Write-in Senator Clinton!

oh...ps no one else would run with him after last nights blow out speech

Are you people reading ....

She served as mayor and a council member of the small town of Wasilla starting in 1996 and was chairman of the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

And her husband is executive in BP......yep an oil company....DUH

Reminiscent of George W Bush......Daddy got him the job.....DUH

Wake up people.......HE'S USING HER AS HE DID WITH ALL WOMEN

MCCAIN, do you think, we, women, are dump to just choose any women that you pick. Nobody can replace Hillary Rotten Clinton.

YOU ARE INSULTING HILLARY SUPPORTER TO EVEN THINK THAT HILLARY and SARA PALIN ARE COMPARABLE.

WHAT AN INSULT to women.

WHAT EXPERIENCE, GOV of an State with 600,000 people, is that the experience Republican are boosting. Mayors of some cities have more experience than her. Please tell me it's a joke.

Sad... but we must understand McBush's desperation. What else did he have to goto....

The other "choices" for McBush's VP must ahve bowed out.

John REALLY likes former beauty queens, eh? He's not even taking this thing seriously anymore.

Gov. Palin's husband better watch out. McCain is known for having a wandering eye.

McCain just can't stay away from younger attractive women who were former beauty pageant contestants. Palin will help with some of the Republican base but lose with independents. This is a summary of Palin's resume:

* Former Miss Alaska runner-up 1984
* Attended University of Idaho received Journalism degree 1988
* Sports Reporter 1988 to 1992
* Wasilla City Council Woman (Population 1500) 1992 to 1996
* Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (population 2000) 1996 to 2002
* Appointed Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 2003 to 2004
* Governor of Alaska 2007 to now

That's it. McCain loves to tout the mantra of "Country First", but his choice of Palin over more qualified Republican women like Elizabeth Dole, Condi Rice, Kay Baily Hutchinson, and Carly Fiona is just a condescending slap in the face of women.

See: "Defenders of Wildlife v. Alaska Board of Game"

In May 2007, the Governor’s (Palin's) Office requests legislation taking all the standards for predator control out of the Alaska State’s law, and adding brown bears to the list of species that can be killed using private hunters and airplanes.

On the defenders' experts list, non other then Caroline Kennedy.

This is going to be something to watch in the future.

Liviu

Palin = zealot and loss of reproductive rights.

Commander in Chief Palin?...NOT!!!!!!

Bad choice in judgement Sen. McCain. You continue to show bad judgement. For Sen. Obama to be a young man and show intelligent thought on the policies of today, Barack has the judgement I believe in. Your judgement Sen. McCain is seriously flawed.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

How is a mother of five small children going to find time to be VP of our country. Either she is going to be a good mother or a good VP. she has a baby with a disorder.. I guess her husband will be a stay home DAD and take of them.

I'm sorry to say this, but this choice smacks of desparation.
Palin may be a very intellegent and respectable person, but what on earth is McCain thinking???????

Obama and Biden are going to walk away with this, and handily.
This is the worst choice McCain could have made.

This is a great choice. Blah-Blahma missed getting a woman to be her running mate so Sen. McCain jump on him. Very intelligent and brilliant move...kudos Sen. McCain.

@shannon...sweetie this has nothing to do about her being a woman, it has everything to do with the BAD judgment of McCain

"Shannon" Wrote...

"Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden COMBINED!"

She was 10 when McCain and Biden went into politics you idiot!

She's a great pick. The Obama campaign says talk of experience is off the table? Are you kidding me? Does this mean they acknowledge that Obama doesn't have experience? Their argument is flawed because she was chosen to be VP and McCain, the presidential nominee has all of the experience. The Democrats chose the person with the least amount of experience to be president. That's dangerous!

COME ON CNN – head-count at the half-filled gymnasium

WHO?? No no no no. I think McCain just ruined his chances of winning this race. I guess we will get the change we deserve from Obama Thanks McCain for making it easy!

"Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden COMBINED!"

Get Serious...

Well there is so much to say about this. It certainly takes the experience issue off the table. She has no experience nationally or internationally. She's only been a governor for two years and a mayor of a town with a population of 8500.

Pundits are saying that people only vote for the top of the ticket. That's generally true, but John McCain is 72 years old. So I believe his 2nd in command is more important than it generally is.

Secondly, it shows the type of person John McCain is. I guess he didn't want a Vice President who would challenge him on the big issues of the economy,. national security or foreign affairs. This VP doesn't any experience and only can be a "yes man".

And he has to so out of touch if he thinks he's going to get Hillary voters with this one. I'm a Hillary fan and campaigned for her in the primary. The reason I voted for her was for her intellect , her years of experience partnering with Bill as Governor and President dealing with domestic and international issues, and her experience is the Senate. I hope McCain is not stupid to believe that any women will do to get the Hillary voter.

And finally, though I don't know John McCain, I bet this pick was solely his doing against the suggestions of his adviosrs. I believe it was wreckless which shows he's a little wreckless.

HOWEVER, I'M FOR OBAMA AND THIS CHOICE IS GOOD FOR THE OBAMA/BIDEN TICKET! YEAH!

Tina Fey is going to be busy this next tv season, doing her own show and appearing on SNL for skits involving Palin...

An woman who is anti-abortion. How stupid can you be?

Well, we know who McCan is trying to cater to in his VP pick. I just hope no one is stupid enough to go for it. I hope it pushes the Dems forward.

Hilary rocked, Obama rocks. This woman, just because she is young and a woman doesn't mean she is worth voting for.

Hey, she can take over the Cheney job of firing political adversaries. That's something she does have experience at.

John's gambling again – shooting craps

She won't get the vote of the republican delegates to make her the official nominee – he will pick another. Probably mittens.

Way to screw up, McCain.

He's hoping the fundies see past the woman to the pro-life, and hoping the mythical Clinton diehards see past the pro-life to the woman.

McCain is saying that a 44 year old woman with a term on a city council and 2 years as a governor in a state of 600-700k people is ready to be the President of the United States, if anything should happen to him. And McCain is 72 years old, with a history of medical problems, a history of cancer, and who has already outlived a number of POWs who went through similar physical problems while in captivity.

This is a bad choice, however, McCain couldn't have made a good choice.

"Ex-PUMA 4 Obama August 29th, 2008 12:17 pm ET

Sorry McCain-

You almost had my vote but this Ex-PUMA will not vote for you because you chose a woman for your VP. I respect Palin for her position. She has done well. However, McCain, you are trying to play on Hillary's supporters intelligence and emotions but it won't work. We are not so devastated over Hillallry that we just want a woman Pres/VP. We listened to Hillary when she asked us if we were in the Party for her or for our country.

The Democratic Party has united and nothing can stop us now.

Obama/Biden!

Ex-PUMA 4 Obama!"

"NO WAY! NO HOW! NO McCAIN"

This is our time, this is our moment, it is time to take AMERICA Back...Let's go CAHNGE the World and WIN this election!

Careful Sarah, Barack doesn't know much but he does know how to crap all over women!

ahahahaha! Moronic choice. Trying to play on ex-Hillary supporters by choosing a woman. How transparent. McCain just sealed his fate. Hip Hip Hooray for President Obama!

So I guess this means the US will be locked into oil instead of renewal resources if McCain gets elected.

Hurry Dems!! Hurry with that ad!!!

So, let me get this straight. It's Ok for republicans to pick someone with little or no experience that no one really knows, who is too young, and who has made questionable political moves? A person that represents the very things they have spent months criticizing Obama for? Typical republican hypocracy. I guess when you have no respect for women, you can't possibly understand them. This shows McCain's serious lack of decision making abilities.

Sarah is one of the most honest people I have ever met. She is the kind of change Washington needs. Action...not talk.

Thanks John McCain for handing the touch to the democrats. Atleast Obama n Biden can take a summer vacation and be certain of November's outcome.

Biden is going to clean her clock in the Presidental debates This is a good day for democrats i wish one of those loser Republicans would come out and say something about experience!

Looking at this from a different viewpoint.. if you lived in Alaska, would you vote for someone who was going to take away one of the best governors you have ever had? She has a huge approval rating and appears to have done a great many things that people approve of. If she moves to the VP slot, then they will probably end up with another typical politician.

I would not vote to lose her if I was in Alaska. My state would be more important than whatever the feds did.

President must need experience
Not the VP
She is not a community organizer she was Mayer
Life long democrat and Hillary strong supporter will vote for Mc Cain
Hillary 2012 /Mc Cain2008

Sarah Palin is a disaster, with a trail of shady speculation surrounding her pitiful 1.5 years of experience. No way in heck will I vote for this incompetent thing to be a heart attack away from the oval office.

Obama/Biden it is!! Experience AND Inspiration for the win.

There are 3 reasons for this selection:

1) To counter the age question with regards to McCain
2) To counter issues of "race" with issues of "gender"
3) McCain burned all of his bridges with other prominent Republicans during the primaries

Interesting note: the governor is married to big oil...coincidence? not likely

Congrats, Sarah Quayle! I mean Palin. LOL!

The ruthless, desperate Obamabots are already trying to tear down this woman! As a former dem hillary supporter I applaud Mccain for picking this very qualifiesd candidate. I just hope she doesn't let the idiots spewing their hatred get her down! McCain/Palin 2008!!!!!

MCCAIN—–WILL—– GO—- DOWN—-IN—-FLAMES—–FOR—-THE—-2ND—-TIME—-IN—-HIS—-LIFE

VERY—DECIETFUL—INDEED—-BUT—-SOME—-WOMEN—-WILL—-FALL—-FOR—-IT-

So you pick a women with claims to ethics reform but has shady dealing swirling around her....wait a minute this might be perfect now you guys are two peas in a pod McCain. Both have questionable ethics practices and both worked on 'ethics'.

Bo/Jo '08' thanks McCain!

Wooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooo McCain

Sweet Justice!!!!!!!!!!!!

Puma Democrat

That is a very cute child she has. She seems like a nice person, but I'm sorry but the comments I have been reading here are hillarious. It is very easy to make fake name's here, act like a puma who will now choose Mccain because of this, or say great choice you now have my vote as if he already didn't.

The republican commenters here can make all the different name's they want, they can play around saying what a great choice, but come November when the college students come out in full force, this whole game of yours will be over. This is just hillarious, this goes against so much of what Mccain has said and run on, beside's experience all he has run on was calling Obama a celebrity and making fun of his stage...like I said the republicans can play around all they want here, but this choice shows an abviously pandering to women voters, I am a guy but I see this as an insult to our intelligence, and I don't see how women won't find this insulting, he is using her like a puppet. But ofcourse the republicans will continue to play around, posing around as women saying, Mccain you've earned my vote. haha...just wait until November, boy I can't wait.

I am also excited about the debate's...wow you republicans crack me up...

Very, very surprised by this. It appears to me that McCain was looking for a woman runningmate. Of all the qualified Republican woman, he goes out and picks Palin? I find that incredible. There were so many other choices that would have energized the Republican party. This will help the Republicans short term at best. Long term, it won't help them get into the White House.

It's Pandermonium!

This is McCain's desperate attempt to grapple at his piece of history. Well you've done it...this single move just gave the Presidency to Barack Obama. Good Job!

No one knows who she is...she has a spotty background...and she was just under investigation. Thank you so much for making my candidate, Barack Obama’s race to the White House that much easier.

Eight is enough!

You can't just plug in a woman and think that is it. Hillary voters wanted HILLARY for her stand on health care ,education and a woman's right to choose>(No that I am pro-choice).And having talked to my black female friends ( true not a scientific survey), they are not going to vote for a white woman over a black man. Not going to happen.
This is not an historic pick, the Dems. had Geraldine Farraro yrs. ago.

shannon:

What difference does it make that she's a woman. People will tear her down because SHE'S NOT QUALIFIED to hold the #2 position in this country.

I can't wait for the Biden-Palin debate. It's going to be so funny watching her run and hide.

SLAM DUNK!!! I like her!!!! Way to go maverick. The Dems sound nervous.

Mrs. Palin has more leadership experience and is much more in tune with mainstream America than the radical Mr. Obama. Mr. McCain, Mr. Biden and Mrs. Palin are all more qualified and better suited to the Presidency than Mr. Obama. The Democrats have good reason to worry because McCain / Palin is a very appealing, powerhouse of a ticket.

Bravo Mr. McCain for this bold choice!

PALIN MAKES HISTORY"? Rather, Palin being used to try and save McSAME from soon becoming history. She should have been insulted by this attempt to use her and, to use a woman, any woman – again – to serve a politically desperate need.
Obviously, McCain does not just believe that women are there to be used but also that they are stupid. VERY SAD!

Oil and gas background says it all! And to think with her lack of experience in all that matters to us in America, she is only a heart beat away from the presidency if McCain is elected.

what happens if she is convicted of the charges against her? Just a question

FINALLY! A candidate we can believe in! McCain/Palin 2008

If anything can bring the PUMA's back into the fold this will do it. Ms. Palin has accomplished much in her short political career and I can respect that, but she holds none of Hillary Clinton's values. What in the world? She is a highly conservative right wing politician, member of the NRA, extremely anti-abortion...Democrats Unite! She has extraordinarily limited experience. She was the Mayor and Council Member of a town of 6,500 people. She has been governor of Alaska for 2.5 years.

We can't take a chance at this woman being president. PUMA's come home. Independents give this some serious thought.

considering obama's "superior" experience came from manipulating a church, neglecting his constituents and was developed in the world of "Chicago politics", palin's experience AS A GOVERNOR OF A STATE is easily much more acceptable....

well, looks like I'm voting for Bob Barr.

It was a smart choice but I don't think it was the best choice. He should have chosen someone with more experience for all that he's been spouting off about the supposed INexperience of Obama.

She brings youth, pro-life, NRA member, and "beauty" to the ticket. I think he found the perfect "trophy VP" to go along with his trophy wife. And she's married to an oil man on top of it.

I have been totally annoyed with the PUMA's but I think that their intelligence has been insulted by this pandering...

Things that make you go hmmmmm, or more importantly, what was he thinking? You think that this will get the Hillary supporters? No Way, No How, NO McCain! There goes your "Lack of experience argument.
Some have said that you can tell what type of leader you will be getting by how they run their campaign, hands down Obama has run a stellar one!

Obama / Biden 08

As a proud Arizonan woman and mother of 7 beautiful children, I can't get behind this choice. Sarah Palin does not have the experience that we all value. How are you going to win the western states without Romney?

You know why I think this is a mistake, if Hillary doesn’t want an incumbent woman running against her in 2012, she is going to be working her heart out for Obama. I think they just reenergized Hillary. Very nice. Hillary will not let this owmn have her rightful place in history.

Nice try, Shannon. Palin would be a 72-year old heartbeat away from the Presidency with the least foreign policy experience with history. As for other experience, at most the comparison between Obama and Palin is a wash.

Some pundits say America doesnt know Obama..well I can tell you. We REALLY dont know Palin. Never heard of her before today. Obama has campaigned in all 50 states for 2 years..hit the national scene in 04 and spoke out against the war in Iraq in 03. He was a state Senator back in 96. Palin....????? I dont know anything about her at all. She doesnt have the experience to be President is probably her biggest failing.

McCain is looking at identity politics. I want women votes..so I'll pick a woman..great but it wont work.

OBAMA 08 to save the United States for the disaster of Republican Rule.

@Souza writes: I was just still wonder why would Obama not pick Hillary? This election would have been a slam dunk. What reason could be more important than winning? Instead Biden got 8,000 votes and Hillary 18 million. What is wrong with this picture?

Answer: It's not about JUST winning (except for the repugs) – it's about WINNING with all of the necessary pieces in place to ensure REAL CHANGE!!! (Being able to work his plan) Hillary, I'm sure will have a nice cozy cabinet position … yet when Hillary promised us 200,000 jobs in Buffalo NY – she didn't have the pieces in place to fulfill that promise – she admitted it in a national debate!! Obama is a master organizer!!! He plans his work – and works his plan!!! That's how experience works!!!

Do we have drug testing in the White House? Isn't marijuana leagal in Alaska?

She smokes it.

Does he really think she can take the place of Hillary Clinton??

Obama is right..........he doesn't get it!!!!!!!!!!!

shannon: Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden COMBINED!

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You can't be serious!

And what of her foreign policy experience?

There is one thing called a respectable and fair woman and then there is another thing when a woman gets mad and wants her ex brother-in-law fired because he divorced her sister. So unethical and really bad judgement.

I am INSULTED and OFFENDED and just plain saddened that McSame and the GOP believes that I will just vote for a woman – just because it is a woman. COME ON!!! This is just a ploy and any woman, Democrat or otherwise who cannot see thru that is plain blind. This is the ultimate bait and switch – use her to get our vote, after a year or less she steps down as VP due to "personal reasons" or some "shocking scandal" and Romney or Lieberman wiill be VP. He questions Obama's experience and track record yet elects someone who has nothing but 2 years on the real political scene? Please! The point of being VP is that god forbid something happens to the President the VP can handle the job. Thst is the question to ponder upon. If McSame is unable to do his job can Palin run the country? Will she be able to answer the pohone at 3am? NO NO and NO. But Biden certainly will!!! THIS IS A SCHEME and every woman out there should be outraged that this is what the GOP and McSame think of us and our thinking/voting ability. Just pick a woman – any woman so they can be swayed. And the woman he pick has NO EXPERIENCE in handling real matters and issues who tried to fire her inlaw because of a nasty divorce with her family member! Is this the kind of judgement we need to take us out of this economic mess?

NO WAY NO HOW NO MCSAME/PALIN

Experience counts?? Have they lost it??

Does anyone care that this woman has consistently used the state apparatus to work to defeat an Alaskan citiizens' initiative that would have banned aerial gunning of wolves. She is being portrayed as a sweet mother. She is anything but sweet. Even ethical hunters find aerial gunning disgusting – I find it immoral.

Way to go John; you just lost my vote

I guess her record had the least political baggage of all the candidates. John also probably didn't like the other kids talking badly about him during the primaries so he didn't pick any of them.

Biden, show her no mercy.

Now you Repubs can cry foul because I gave you something to talk about.

"Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden COMBINED!"

So did George W. Bush. Did not prevent him from running this country to the ground.

Well, well..If you voted for Hillary just because she was a woman, here you go. I voted for Hillary because she was the best, not because she was a woman. I will need to learn more about Sarah before I decide to vote for McCain, or stick with my write in for Hillary. Obama is too much Pomp and Circumstance, all that glitters is not gold.

She looks just like Barbara Streisand right out of Funny Girl.

Sorry McCain-

You almost had my vote but this Ex-PUMA will not vote for you because you chose a woman for your VP. I respect Palin for her position. She has done well. However, McCain, you are trying to play on Hillary's supporters intelligence and emotions but it won't work. We are not so devastated over Hillallry that we just want a woman Pres/VP. We listened to Hillary when she asked us if we were in the Party for her or for our country.

The Democratic Party has united and nothing can stop us now.

Obama/Biden!

Ex-PUMA 4 Obama!

I just hope the GOP is not throwing this rising star under the bus.

They know their odds of winning this year are not good. Whomever runs this year, is likely to be counted out of ever running again. (Hmmm. Is that why they picked McCain?) This year's GOP candidates will forever be stained with the stigma of being Bush's 3rd term incarnate.

Part of the speech Obama gave last night was plagiarized from the movie American President with Michael Douglas. The part where "McCain" doesn't get it was taken directly from that and much of the staging as well. Someone should look into this. It's ridiculous that the American public is manipulated by theatre.

Palin is a great pick.

More experienced than Obama.

Not a Washington Insider like Biden.

Change Indeed is Coming.

McCain/ Palin '08

This is the first major party ticket where neither candidate was born in the contiguous 48 states.

Tsk Tsk… McCain.. To pick a woman with no experience that is a social conservative when you have talked about bi-partiasanship… and women.. tsk tsk.. to feel connected to a woman with no connection to your real issues.. shame this is how the country runs… she adds nothing new to his ticket… no new stances. No different ideas. Just.. Lets all have guns. Lets drill because it makes money and my husbands living is oil. Lets go to war because my son is going. Lets make all women keep there babies even if it is rape or incest. WOW American what a shallow beast you are. Obama was right.. many of you have lost hope.

My God...i am still reeling over Obama's speech llast night, he was amazing the whole thing was amazing

I'm sure she is smart and intelligent.

But it is going to be hillarious to listen to Rush, Hannity, Larson, FOX commentators in general try to justify and applaud this decision.

The Conservative movement is dead and this is another nail in the coffin.

This is laughable.

A woman but defintely NOT HILLARY! Woeful, terribly lame, political pandering.
A bridge to nowhere?
A sign of senility?

Good luck Obama and Biden..

Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden COMBINED!

It will be sad to watch Obama supporters tear down another woman for the next 2 months.

What a pleasant surprise. She is also involved with oil companies.

I'd like to see what Hillary Clinton has to say about Palin and her oil production operator husband.

This must be some sort of joke! He can't be serious...

Talk about dangerously unqualified!

A woman who has JUST BARELY entered state government all the way up in ALASKA?

Does she know ANYTHING about foreign policy? Does she know ANYTHING about the lower 48? Does she know ANYTHING about the issues of concern to Americans who are not employed by big oil or hunting baby seals?

One 73-year-old heart beat from the presidency? (*shudder*)

No way, No how, No McCain!

This is disappointing. I was really hoping he'd pick Mitt Romney. McCain has no plan for the economy, and what if, God forbid, something happens to him? We're supposed to just let this woman take over as president?

This is scary, truly. I don't know what to do.

This is an insult to Hillary supporters in the fact that John McCain thinks we were just attracted to GENDER rather than the substance and issues that Hillary stand for. It was not that Hillary is a WOMAN that attracted her supporters, it was her knowledge and experience in Washington. To suggest that Palin is a Hillary alternative is simply INSULTING to the intelligence of women and Democrats!